The other night, my husband pointed out to me that there was a novel of The Last Unicorn. Although I saw the movie as a teen or a young adult, I didn't know it was actually based on a book, but apparently it's considered a classic in some circles. Read more about A Blast from My Past
Today I saw a story on NPR about the new Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Walter Dean Myers. He is the third person to be chosen for this two-year post. During the radio interview, he talks about how he wants more kids to be read to nationwide.
It's a generally held belief that kids need to be read to every day from an early age in order to teach them to respect books, love reading, and most importantly of all, to read well. Most families I've babysat over the years have dutifully incorporated "story time" into their bedtime routines, but is that really all that's needed to teach kids to embrace books? Read more about Teaching Kids to Respect Reading and Books
Every year I try to prolong the Christmas season as long as possible: I keep the Christmas tree up, continue to read Christmas books, and listen to Christmas music weeks for a couple of weeks into January. So in that spirit, here is one last Christmas-themed picture book before I leave the subject alone for another year -- or another 11 months, at least. Read more about One Last Christmas Favorite!